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Diaper ointment or hemorrhoid cream for topical skin abrasions, the hemorrhoid cream reduces topical swelling from a difficult kidding, the diaper ointment is great for pizzle rot

Hair color or hair perm bottle for administering enemas

Injectable Over the counter meds to grab at the feed store:

(or order through Jeffers or ValleyVet Supply)

Must Haves:

Bottle of Penicillan Procaine G - for injury and infection (dosage is 1cc/25 lbs SubQ and Always draw back on the plunger before injecting Penicillin)

Bottle of B vitamin complex (fortified if you can get it because it has more thiamine in it )- for stress and getting well (Dosage SubQ 1cc/25lbs)

Bottle of Tylan 200 (not LA200) The generic is called tylosin 1% (not Tylan50 either -)- for pneumonia and pink eye (Dosage 1cc/25lbsSubQ or take needle Off and drip in eye a couple drops per eye for pink eye)

Tetanus Antitoxin for injury, disbudding, castration, puncture wounds as a preventative for tetanus (Equine origin 1500 units per vial has approx 3.5 ccs in it, I use half vial for kids at banding time and an entire bottle for adult goat injury- SubQ)

CD Anti toxin which is not the same as CDT- used for enterotoxemia symptoms for babies and adults and can be a life saver to a potentially fatal situation (dosage 1cc/5lbs SubQ)

Goat-care and Recognizing a Sick Goat

You need to be able to tell at a glance if something is wrong with one of your goats and if you know what to look for it is not hard to do. Early detection of goat illness and prompt medical attention is the key to treating successfully - Knowing your individual goat's mannerisms and being observant daily is foremost in a healthy herd.

Keep one thing in mind at all times: By the time your goat is showing outward signs of illness the goat has been ill for days sometimes weeks.. it is natural for an animal Not to show outward symptoms of disease or illness for the natural protection of the herd in the wild and this holds true for a domesticated herd as well.